On November 18, 2006, Ruslan Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs) and John Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Ruslan Chagaev is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Michael Sprott, 4 months and 3 days ago. John Ruiz is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Nikolai Valuev, 11 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Ruslan Chagaev at 99-1 winning odds. John Ruiz really doesn't have much to present against Chagaev.
Ruslan Chagaev defeated John Ruiz via split decision in the 12-round fight. Chagaev improves his record to 22-0-1, while Ruiz adds a loss to his record at 41-7-1.